Palmer Shipbuilding and Iron Company

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Palmer's was a British shipbuilder, founded in 1852.

Their primary shipyard was at Jarrow on the Tyne.[1]

Shipbuilding

Ship Type Launched Fate
H.M.S. Swiftsure central battery ironclad 15 Jun, 1870 Sold 1908
H.M.S. Triumph central battery ironclad 27 Sep, 1870 Sold 1921
H.M.S. Gorgon coastal monitor 14 Oct, 1871 Sold 1903
H.M.S. Medina flatiron gunboat 3 Aug, 1876 Sold 1904
H.M.S. Medway flatiron gunboat 3 Oct, 1876 Sold 1904
H.M.S. Sabrina flatiron gunboat 3 Oct, 1876 Sold 1922
H.M.S. Spey flatiron gunboat 5 Oct, 1876 Sold 1923
H.M.S. Tay flatiron gunboat 19 Oct, 1876 Sold 1920
H.M.S. Tees flatiron gunboat 19 Oct, 1876 Sold 1907
H.M.S. Dee flatiron gunboat 4 Apr, 1877 Sold 1902
H.M.S. Don flatiron gunboat 14 Apr, 1877 Sold 1914
H.M.S. Esk flatiron gunboat 28 Apr, 1877 Sold 1903
H.M.S. Slaney flatiron gunboat 28 Apr, 1877 Sold 1919
H.M.S. Trent flatiron gunboat 23 Aug, 1877 Sold 1923
H.M.S. Tweed flatiron gunboat 23 Aug, 1877 Sold 1905
H.M.S. Surprise third class protected cruiser 17 Jan, 1885 Sold 1919
H.M.S. Alacrity third class protected cruiser 28 Feb, 1885 Sold 1913
H.M.S. Orlando armoured cruiser 3 Aug, 1886 11 Jul, 1905
H.M.S. Undaunted armoured cruiser 25 Nov, 1886 9 Apr, 1907
S.M.S. Planet torpedo gunboat 25 Jun, 1889 Scrapped 1920
H.M.S. Pique second class protected cruiser 13 Dec, 1890 Sold 1911
H.M.C.S. Rainbow second class protected cruiser 25 Mar, 1891 Sold 1920
H.M.S. Retribution second class protected cruiser 6 Aug, 1891 Sold 1911
H.M.S. Resolution pre-dreadnought 28 May, 1892 Sold 1914
H.M.S. Revenge pre-dreadnought 3 Nov, 1892 Sold 6 Nov, 1919
H.M.S. Janus destroyer 12 Mar, 1895 Broken up 1914
H.M.S. Lightning destroyer 10 Apr, 1895 Mined 30 Jun, 1915
H.M.S. Porcupine destroyer 19 Sep, 1895 Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Star destroyer 11 Aug, 1896
H.M.S. Whiting destroyer 26 Aug, 1896 27 Nov, 1919
H.M.S. Bat destroyer 7 Oct, 1896
H.M.S. Chamois destroyer 9 Nov, 1896 Foundered 1904
H.M.S. Crane destroyer 17 Dec, 1896
H.M.S. Flying Fish destroyer 4 Mar, 1897
H.M.S. Pegasus third class protected cruiser 4 Mar, 1897 Sunk 20 Sep, 1914
H.M.S. Fawn destroyer 13 Apr, 1897 Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Flirt destroyer 15 May, 1897 Sunk 27 Oct, 1916
H.M.S. Pyramus third class protected cruiser 15 May, 1897 Sold 21 Apr, 1920
H.M.S. Spiteful destroyer 11 Jan, 1899 Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Peterel destroyer 30 Mar, 1899 Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Myrmidon destroyer 26 May, 1900 Mined 26 Mar, 1917
H.M.S. Kangaroo destroyer 8 Sep, 1900 Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Syren destroyer 20 Dec, 1900 Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Russell pre-dreadnought 19 Feb, 1901 Mined 27 Apr, 1916
H.M.S. Erne destroyer 14 Jan, 1903 Wrecked 6 Feb, 1915
H.M.S. Ettrick destroyer 28 Feb, 1903 Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Exe destroyer 27 Apr, 1903 Broken up 1920
H.M.S. Cherwell destroyer 23 Jul, 1903 Sold 23 Jun, 1919
H.M.S. Dee destroyer 10 Sep, 1903 Sold 23 Jul, 1919
H.M.S. Rother destroyer 5 Jan, 1904 Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Sapphire third class protected cruiser 17 Mar, 1904 Sold 9 May, 1921
H.M.S. Ure destroyer 25 Oct, 1904 Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Wear destroyer 21 Jan, 1905 Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Swale destroyer 20 Apr, 1905 Broken up 1919
H.M.S. Lord Nelson pre-dreadnought 4 Sep, 1906 Sold 4 Jun, 1920
H.M.S. Albacore destroyer 19 Sep, 1906 1 Aug, 1919
H.M.S. Bonetta destroyer 14 Jan, 1907 7 Jun, 1920
H.M. T.B. 24 first-class torpedo boat 19 Mar, 1908 Collision 28 Jan, 1917
H.M. T.B. 35 first-class torpedo boat 19 Apr, 1909 Sold 1922
H.M. T.B. 36 first-class torpedo boat 6 May, 1909 Sold 1921
H.M.S. Viking destroyer 14 Sep, 1909 1919
H.M.S. Hercules dreadnought 10 May, 1910 Sold 8 Nov, 1921
H.M.S. Queen Mary battlecruiser 20 Mar, 1912 Sunk 31 May, 1916
H.M.S. Leonidas destroyer 30 Oct, 1913 May, 1921
H.M.S. Lucifer destroyer 29 Dec, 1913 Dec, 1921
H.M.S. Murray destroyer 6 Aug, 1914 May, 1921
H.M.S. Myngs destroyer 24 Sep, 1914 May, 1921
H.M.S. Resolution dreadnought 14 Jan, 1915 Sold 5 May, 1948
H.M.S. General Wolfe monitor 9 Sep, 1915 Sold 9 May, 1921
H.M.S. Nonsuch destroyer 8 Dec, 1915
H.M.S. Negro destroyer 8 Mar, 1916 Collision 21 Dec, 1916
H.M.S. Norman destroyer 20 Mar, 1916
H.M.S. E 39 submarine 18 May, 1916 Sold Oct, 1921
H.M.S. Northesk destroyer 5 Jul, 1916
H.M.S. Oriole destroyer 31 Jul, 1916
H.M.S. Osiris destroyer 28 Sep, 1916
H.M.S. E 40 submarine 9 Nov, 1916 Sold Dec, 1921
H.M.S. North Star destroyer 9 Nov, 1916 Sunk 23 Apr, 1918
H.M.S. Nugent destroyer 23 Jan, 1917
H.M.S. Urchin destroyer 7 Jun, 1917 7 Jan, 1930
H.M.S. Ursa destroyer 23 Jul, 1917 13 Jul, 1926
H.M.S. Stonehenge destroyer 19 Mar, 1918
H.M.S. Waterhen destroyer 26 Mar, 1918 Foundered 30 Jun, 1941
H.M.S. Dauntless light cruiser 10 Apr, 1918 Sold Feb, 1946
H.M.S. Wryneck destroyer 13 May, 1918 Sunk 27 Apr, 1941
H.M.S. Steadfast destroyer 8 Aug, 1918
H.M.S. Sterling destroyer 8 Oct, 1918
H.M.S. Stormcloud destroyer 30 May, 1919
H.M.S. York heavy cruiser 17 Jul, 1928 Destroyed 26 Mar, 1941
H.M.S. Boreas destroyer 18 Jul, 1930 Scrapped 1952
H.M.S. Brazen destroyer 25 Jul, 1930 Bombed 20 Jul, 1940
H.M.S. Diana destroyer 16 Jun, 1932 Collision 22 Oct, 1940
H.M.S. Duchess destroyer 19 Jul, 1932 Collision 12 Dec, 1939

By the 1860s, the firm was turning out large irons warships. A late prize was Queen Mary.

Footnotes

  1. Burt. British Battleships of World War One. p. 9.

Bibliography

  • Burt, R. A. (1986). British Battleships of World War One. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).